QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE

The Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training qualification consists of 4 mandatory units plus 8 optional units,

To achieve the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training, learners must achieve a minimum of 120 credits; 75 credits must be achieved from the mandatory units in Group A, plus a minimum of 45 credits from the optional units in Group B.

A minimum of 61 credits must be at Level 5 (therefore a minimum of 6 optional credits must be achieved at level 5)

The learner will need to meet the requirements before OTHM can award the qualification, i.e. achieve the appropriate mandatory and optional units, as well as satisfactorily complete teaching practice.

Centres can use the Summary Record of Achievement Form to monitor learner progress - see Appendix 3.

Unit Ref. No. Group A Mandatory Units: 75 credits Level Credit

Y/618/2799 Teaching, learning and assessment in education and training 4 20 F/618/2800 Theories, principles and models in education and training 5 20 J/618/2801 Developing teaching, learning and assessment in education and training 5 20 L/618/2802 Wider professional practice in education and training 5 15 Unit Ref. No. Group B Optional Units: minimum 45 credits Level Credit R/618/2803 Develop and prepare resources for learning and development 4 6 T/618/2812 Develop learning and development programmes 4 6 F/618/2814 Equality and diversity 4 6 L/618/2816 Evaluating learning programmes 4 3 R/618/2817 Identify the learning needs of organisations 4 6 Y/618/2818 Manage learning and development in groups 4 6 D/618/2819 Understanding and managing behaviours in a learning environment 5 6 R/618/2820 Action research 5 15